Are Gays and the Religious Really More Alike Than Different?

When you think about it, it seems that those who choose to hide under the gay umbrella, are really more like those who choose 'extreme' religious beliefs, which could be why they are in a constant battle.

Both have their beliefs based on non-factual information tied to what someone else told them, or what the group told them to believe about who they are, where they came from, and their purpose in life.

Both must reject their real world experiences, and hang on to 'group' beliefs that have a negative impact on their personal life, their family and their future, while in the 'group' pretending that they are happy.

Both must stay within their small 'group' of those that have that same belief system, and think like them, to maintain their belief system about themselves and the world, so that their life choices are validated.

Both believe that 'their' belief system is right, while the rest of society is wrong for not accepting their 'group' beliefs as normal.

Both must consistently, passionately and even violently reject scientific facts, and anyone who presents those facts that contradict their chosen beliefs about themselves as individuals, in order to hold on to their chosen 'group' beliefs.

Could it be that the conflict between the 'extreme' religious and the 'extreme' gays is based on the fact that each group is trying to validate their own false beliefs about who they are, by rejecting others who have not made that same 'choice'.